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his is definitely my favorite time of year. Everywhere I go, there’s the smell of cinnamon, yum. Throughout the month a wave of lights begins to take over the towns. My favorite pastime during the holiday season is seeing how many folks I can catch humming those familiar holiday tunes, then stun them as I join in with my “shower time” singing. During this last month of the year, I take more time to do the things I enjoy – like spending more time with family, writing notes and sending cards to people I haven’t reached out to in a while and reflecting on the past year’s events. Each year brings about a unique feel. Some years, I like to jump right into the shopping frenzy, but other years I get more wrapped up in the spiritual awakening than the gift giving. This year seems to be one of those years. Perhaps our Awakening Humanity editorial theme this month has impacted my mood, or maybe it’s because it’s been a tough year for so many. In this time of celebration, we’re sobered to think how difficult life has suddenly become for many in our human family. Thousands lost their homes and possessions this past autumn, and their jobs literally blew away. Countless families are suffering in the aftermath of the Philippine typhoon. And let’s not forget the people in Haiti and Japan who are still recovering from their life-changing disasters that are out of the news, but still very real. Many of us have expressed our concerns as the Earth’s warming climate begins to rear its ugly head. It’s worthy to take up this cause and do all that we can to make a difference. But also let’s not forget to share our blessings with people who are struggling to put their lives in order. It’s easy to help. For disaster relief to U.S. tornados and Typhoon Haiyan victims, the AMERICAN RED CROSS is accepting $10 text donations to 90999 by texting REDCROSS. Or consider a direct typhoon aid donation to CARE at Care.org, to the PHILIPPINE RED CROSS or to any number of local groups. If you unsure of any charity organization, you can do a little research at CharityNavigator.org before sending money to lesser-known organizations. For more local assistance, The SALVATION ARMY has a tornado fund: text STORM to 80888 to make a $10 donation, or donate online at Donate.SalvationArmyUSA.org/usc/2013-storms. Another way you can help those in need is to share a Natural Awakenings magazine. Uplifting stories like our feature, “Near-Death Experiences,” enlightens our thoughts about passing over. Eckhart Tolle shines some light on the idea of spiritual awakenings in “Humanity’s Eternal Quest,” by Eric Nelson, which he states are not elusive at all, but decidedly practical. In case you may be feeling a little under the weather, “Tis’ the Season” offers some understanding, plus simple ways to feel better. One more thing I liked to mention: as you consider gifts for your family and friends, please be sure to visit our Natural Awakenings advertisers. They’ll help you find the conscious and mindful gift for everyone on your list, which is one more way each of us can move towards a better future! Happy Holidays!
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Proof of Life after Death by Linda Sechrist
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Exercise Helps Keep Family Holidays Merry by Sarah Todd
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The Top Five Regrets of the Dying by Bronnie Ware
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34 PEACE ON OUR PLATES Mindful Eating for a More Peaceful World
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38 GREEN MERRY-MAKING Retro-Fresh Family Traditions by Claire O’Neil
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Dr. Michael Brant DeMaria
sychologist, sound healing artist Dr. Michael Brant DeMaria will present a special event from 7 to 9 p.m., December 21, at the Sanders Beach Community Center, based on his work as a meditation and yoga instructor and musician. The audience should bring a yoga mat, a small pillow and a cover to relax while DeMaria takes them through a deep healing meditation and visualization, accompanied by his Grammy-nominated music—just the thing to stay centered and peace-
ful during the holidays. Also, DeMaria’s entire media library; $240 dollars worth of music and books, will be raffled off at the end of the evening and there will be a book and album signing. Cost is $10. Location: 913 S. I St., Pensacola. For more information, call 850-436-5198. See ad, page 19.
LEED Model Home of the Future to Open in Shalimar
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he EcoSmart Educational Design Center Extreme Green LEED Platinum Eco-friendly Model Home educational model is slated to open to the public during January 2014, in Shalimar, Florida. “It makes it’s own energy, is sustainable, monolithic and structural,”say the U.S. Green Building Council LEED-certified builders. EcoSmart is focused on education and providing products and services to industry professional architects, builders and consumers. The Extreme Green Eco-friendly Model Home and Sustainable Living Center consultants focus on clients desiring to learn about green construction and the latest innovative green products and services prior to green renovations or new construction projects. Informative product demonstrations, product and services information, design assistance and packaging of approved green products and services for use with cutting-edge energy efficient, eco-friendly retrofitting ideas for homes and commercial projects and new construction are some the services they offer. Clients learn about benefits of recycling and reusing water, how to make their own energy and secure protection from storms and intruders. For more information, email Charlie Rushing, EcoSmart sustainability director, at Charlie@EcoSmartWorldwide.com or visit EcoSmartWorldwide.com.
Don’t Let Tap Water Cause Health Problems
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ure Essentials LLC, a Pensacola-based, locally owned fullservice water treatment company offering sales, installation and maintenance of a variety of water treatment equipment, is currently running a program called Spread the Health. This public program is aimed to educate and create awareness regarding Northwest Florida drinking water quality. This program provides families, neighborhoods and businesses with the most up-to-date information on the local drinking water contaminants and their possible health effects. Although the Florida Department of Environmental Protection lists the maximum contaminant level standards, a recent study by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) found Pensacola’s water quality to be one of the worst in the nation. From cyanide and mercury to chloroform and radium, the tap water contains hundreds of dissolved solids that most water filters do not remove and that can lead to serious health problems. Many bottled waters are no better. Owner Evan Munro says, “We educate the community on how they can have less total dissolved solids in their drinking water and more H2O.” For more information or to schedule a free water quality evaluation, call 850-637-4245 or visit PureEssentialsWater.com.
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Burning Bowl Ceremony at Unity
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n a Burning Bowl ceremony, one reflects and writes down what they intend to attract for the coming year. This is a list of what one is open to accepting into their life. It prepares one’s consciousness to receive the new blessings. Doing so is a commitment to transformation so one is renewed in ways that serve and supports a better life. Sharing this ceremony within a spiritual community binds one’s intention to the individual and collective good. It brings the collective intent to support and strengthen one another. Everyone is in a process of growth. The Burning Bowl ceremony helps to choose how that happens.
Schedule: 10 to 11 a.m., December 29, at Unity of Pensacola, 716 N. 9th Avenue (850-438-2277) UnityPns.org; 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., January 5, at Unity of Panama City, 1764 Lisenby Avenue (850-769-7481) UnityOfPanamaCity.org; and 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., January 5, at Unity of Fort Walton Beach, 1797 Hurlburt Road (850-8641232) UnityInFWB.org. Love offering.
Free Nutrition Seminar with Christy Krail-Javier
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utritional consultant Christy Krail-Javier will offer a seminar on January 18, 2014, at Omni Health and Fitness, in Pensacola, for those interested in living healthily and being the best that they can be. Three guest speakers will talk about exercise programs, spiritual and mental wellness and a naturopathic doctor will address labeling of GMO food. Krail-Javier will share information regarding what it takes to live a healthy lifestyle and get into the best shape possible, including programs she offers for those wishing to get well though sound nutrition without pharmaceutical medication. She also has programs for athletes looking to compete or for people to achieve a fit physique. Krail-Javier says, “Whether it is to get in shape for a competition or heal the body with nutrition and natural supplements, this seminar will benefit you.” Additionally, there will be three guest speakers: Ami Wight will talk about exercise programs, Chyrl Mosley will discuss spiritual and mental wellness and Catherine Wilbert, ND, will speak on GMO food and labeling. Admission is free. Location: 5007 N. Davis Hwy. For more information, call 850-291-2932 or email stayfitnlovelife@yahoo.com.
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Sprinkle Cinnamon to Avert Alzheimer’s
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innamon is known as an excellent antioxidant that improves fasting blood sugar levels and prevents heart disease. Now new research offers yet another benefit and reason to add this potent spice to our daily diet. Researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara, have confirmed that cinnamon helps protect against Alzheimer’s disease. They found that the cinnamon compounds cinnamaldehyde and epicatechin help stop the formation of “tangles” of tau protein in the brain, hallmarks of the memory-robbing neurodegenerative disease. The study, published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, says these powerful antioxidants that give cinnamon its potent flavor and scent defend mental function in a unique way. “Take, for example, sunburn, a form of oxidative damage,” explains Roshni Graves, of the university’s Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology. “If you wore a hat, you could protect your face and head from oxidation. In a sense, this cinnamaldehyde is like a cap,” protecting against tau proteins. The findings suggest that sufficient cinnamon consumption might stop the progression of Alzheimer’s or even prevent it.
Cocoa Calms Inflammation
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ew can say no to a cup of hot cocoa on a cold winter’s night. “Enjoy!” say Penn State researchers. They have found that a little bit of cocoa may be a powerful diet aid in helping to control inflammation and ameliorate related diseases, including diabetes. Numerous current studies link obesity to inflammation in the body. Cocoa, although a common ingredient of chocolate, by itself has low-calorie, low-fat and high-fiber content. The researchers fed laboratory mice the human equivalent of 10 tablespoons of cocoa powder—about four or five cups of hot cocoa—along with a high-fat diet for 10 weeks. The control group ate the same diet without the cocoa. Lead researcher Joshua Lambert, Penn State associate professor of food science, says the study results surprised the team, which did not expect the “dramatic reduction of inflammation and fatty liver disease” associated with obesity. Although the animals lost no weight, the cocoa powder supplement reduced liver triglycerides by 32 percent and plasma insulin levels by 27 percent, indicating it might be a powerful obesityfighting tool. But there is a catch: Adding sugar, an inflammatory substance in itself, to healthy cocoa will likely neutralize the benefits. Try stevia as a sweetener instead; it’s been used for decades to lower blood sugar. 6
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he fact is that women using the bio-identical form of testosterone therapy can simply restore normal physiological levels. Receptors for testosterone are located in almost all tissues, including the breast, heart, blood vessels, gastrointestinal tract, lung, brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, bladder, uterus, ovaries, endocrine glands, vaginal tissue, skin, bone, bone marrow, muscle and adipose (fat) tissue. Rebecca Glaser, M.D. and Constantine Dimitrakakis, M.D., Ph.D., wrote in the journal Maturitus in February 2013, “Testosterone is not masculinizing and does not increase aggression or cause hoarseness; testosterone does increase scalp hair growth, is mood stabilizing and is cardiac and breast protective.” People should consult their physician about testing hormone levels, usually obtained by blood or saliva testing. Knowing our hormone levels, our physician and our pharmacist are all valuable relationships to maintain on the path to good health. Emerald Coast Compounding Pharmacy is located at 1719 S. County Hwy. 393, in Santa Rosa Beach. For more information, call 850-622-5800 or visit eccpharmacy.com.
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egularly drinking cranberry juice may help control blood pressure, according to new findings presented at the American Heart Association’s High Blood Pressure Research 2012 Scientific Sessions. Cranberry juice, the researchers note, is rich in antioxidants—naturally occurring molecules that have been associated with the blood pressure-lowering benefit. U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers discovered a moderate systolic pressure reduction—about three points—for people that drank two eight-ounce glasses of cranberry juice every day for eight weeks. Because of the sugar calories in juice, consider the alternative of a whole-food cranberry supplement.
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iving away money or spending it on others increases the giver’s sense of personal wealth, according to research by Michael Norton, of Harvard Business School, and co-author Elizabeth Dunn, of the University of British Columbia. The latest in a series of studies showed that people that support others, from helping with homework to shoveling a neighbor’s driveway, feel that they had more time in general and that giving time away relieved the sense of “not having enough time,” even more than gaining unexpected free time.
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A report by TerraChoice Environmental Marketing exposes these six “greenwashing” marketing ploys to watch out for when shopping: 1. Hidden Trade Off: A refurbished plasma TV might reduce the need of buying new at first, but new or not, such TVs are energy hogs. 2. No Proof: Can a third party verify claims such as “organic” or “all-natural”? 3. Vagueness: Beware of products claiming to be “chemical-free” or “no hormones added”. 4. Irrelevance: Claims that have no relationship to the product or might be made with any other product in the same category, such as [chlorofluorocarbon] CFC-free shaving gel. 5. Fibbing: A falsehood that can’t be backed up, such as “certified organic” for products for which no such certification exists. 6. Lesser of Two Evils: An attempt to put a green twist on a product that’s inherently harmful to humans and the environment, such as organic cigarettes.
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A team of scientists at the University of Grenoble, in France, have isolated ultrasonic pops 100 times faster than what a human can hear in slivers of dead pine wood bathed in a hydrogel to simulate the conditions of a living tree. They exposed the gel to an artificially dry environment and listened for the noises that occurred as air bubbles built up, blocking water uptake, similar to what occurs to trees during drought. As leaves on a tree collect carbon dioxide, they open their pores, a process that leaves them particularly vulnerable to water loss. Douglas firs and pine trees can repair this damage as frequently as every hour, says Katherine McCulloh, a plant ecophysiologist at Oregon State University. However, the bubbles are deadly for other species. Today, the typical forest in the often thirsty American West contains an unnaturally high density of 112 to 172 trees per acre. Besides intercepting rain and snow that would otherwise enter the groundwater supply, such an overabundance threatens native species. “Deprived of [the effect of] low-intensity, naturally occurring fires, aspen, lupine, sequoia and fireweed can’t reproduce,” notes Jamie Workman, of the Environmental Defense Fund. “Deer lose edge habitat. Threatened owls and raptors can’t navigate through increasingly dense thickets.” Workman argues that thinning out small trees is the answer. Contributing source: Utne.com
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Intuitive Generosity Spontaneity Sparks Altruism
What makes people put “we” ahead of “me”? To find out, a group of Harvard University researchers enrolled thousands of people to play a “public good” game in which subjects were divided into small groups, given some money and the choice to keep it or contribute it to a common pool that would grow and benefit the entire group. Researchers discovered that those that made their decisions quickly were more likely to contribute to the common good. Taking it a step further, the researchers applied time pressure to the decisionmaking process. They then found that those faced with making a quick decision most often chose the “we” option, while those that spent more time deliberating ended up giving less money to the group kitty. The Massachusetts research team, which tested thousands of online worldwide participants, concluded that spontaneity and intuition guide people into rapid acts of kindness.
Arctic Rescue
Finland Calls for North Pole Sanctuary The Finnish government has adopted a new Arctic Strategy that calls for a global sanctuary around the North Pole as one of the key demands of the growing Save the Arctic movement, reversing its long-held position of backing corporate interests over the environment. The populace responded strongly to a series of actions taken by Greenpeace against government icebreaker ships aiding corporate oil exploration in order to heighten awareness of the issue. The new Finnish policy reflects a mounting world citizenry’s view that the Arctic deserves protection. Greenpeace points out that companies can wreck the Arctic with little penalty and the current Arctic Council oil spill agreement does nothing to protect the Arctic or impose liability in this the most vulnerable place on Earth. The hope is that the other seven Arctic Council countries will see the light, as well. Sign the petition and pitch in at SaveTheArctic.org.
Tagging Toxins
Online Database Identifies Safe Products SafeMarkets.org offers a new clearinghouse of information gathered by advocates investigating toxic chemicals in food, baby products, toys, furniture, construction materials and other consumer goods. Families, municipalities, builders and businesses can use it to identify potentially harmful products and find safer alternatives. Hosted by the Workgroup for Safe Markets (WSM), it’s a one-stop shop to provide information for consumers, retailers and manufacturers that are demanding safer products, says Beverley Thorpe, a WSM co-leader and consulting co-director for Clean Production Action. Mia Davis, vice president of health and safety at Beautycounter, who is expecting her first child, sees it as a resource for parents to find a full complement of safe products for their families. “More than ever,” she says, “people understand how important it is to shop with companies they trust and to support businesses working to create truly safe products.”
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Competition Launched to Measure Ocean Acidification As part of their mission of “making the impossible possible,” organizers of the XPrize, a global leader in incentivized competitions, have launched the $2 million Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health XPrize contest. Schmidt is president of the Schmidt Family Foundation, which strives to advance the development of clean energy and support wiser use of natural resources. The program aims to spur innovators to transform our understanding of ocean acidification—a grave problem associated with the rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide—via breakthroughs in ocean pH-sensing technologies designed to monitor and sustain ocean health. For information and to register, visit xprize.org or Facebook.com/xprize.
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New Sustainable Currency Geared to Stabilize World Economy The Terra, an Internet-based trade reference currency (TRC), has been launched as a global complementary form of money to provide an inflation-resistant international value standard, stabilize the worldwide business cycle and realign stockholders’ interests with long-term sustainability. From a legal viewpoint, the Terra is standardized “countertrade” (international barter), which is routinely used for more than $1 trillion worth of transactions each year. Countertrade legislation already exists in about 200 countries, including all the major trading nations, so introducing the Terra does not require new intergovernmental agreements. Financial and currency expert Bernard Lietaer, one of the key architects of the European Currency Unit, the convergence mechanism that led to the Euro, posits the Terra as the first time since gold standard days that such a robust, inflation-resistant international base value has been available. He says, “This supranational complementary currency is uniquely designed, unlike national currencies, to provide a stable international mechanism for contractual and payment purposes worldwide. This mechanism would automatically work to reverse the boom and busts of the business cycle and stabilize the economy by providing more cash during downturns and cooling off inflationary pressures in the peak of an upturn.” Perhaps most importantly, it is positioned to resolve the current conflict between short-term financial interest and long-term sustainability. The Terra works in parallel with national currencies. Source: TerraTRC.org
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Shoe Insert Generates Electricity Two Carnegie Mellon graduates, Matt Stanton and Hahna Alexander, are the founders of SolePower, a company making a shoe insert that stores the power generated by walking and running into a battery that can be instantly accessed via a USB port. Beta testing on the prototype has begun, with release expected next summer. The insert can be paired with any shoe type and feels like a regular, cushy insole, according to Stanton. The battery attaches to the ankle or the top of the shoe, and is charged after 2.5 miles of footsteps with enough power to run an iPhone. Runners needing to power heat-producing mittens in the winter could also benefit. Another application is emergency charging of cell phones and radios during power outages. People in developing nations likewise will have a reliable power source for mobile phones and other essential small electronics.
Family Games Generate Goodwill All Year Fun family games based on cards, trivia and charades are quintessential holiday activities. Now a new generation of games adds fresh dimensions of interest and goodwill. Online games—some are free—extend good tidings to people around the world, as well as our environment. Santa is thrilled. Eco games galore: From determining our family’s carbon footprint to making ethical decisions as a business leader or learning how to help child populations vulnerable to pneumonia, EcoGamer.org is a gateway to enriching experiences. More than 20 entertaining websites employ informative, eco-related calculations, games and quizzes. Assist African farmers: Heighten awareness and empathy by experiencing on a virtual basis the immense challenges of life on an African farm, including dealing with disease, drought, a lack of resources and war, at 3rdWorldFarmer. com/About.html. Free trials are available, plus links to international nonprofit organizations and relief groups. Become a citizen scientist: At FilamentGames.com/ projects/citizen-science, players travel back in time to investigate how a lake became polluted and what can be done today to protect our waterways. Developed by the National Science Foundation, in partnership with the University of Wisconsin, it illustrates business, lifestyle and social factors that can harm the environment. Learn and feed: FreeRice.com allows players to automatically help feed hungry people with rice donations through the United Nations World Food Program. Players select from specific subjects: art, chemistry, geography, English, other languages and math. Each correct answer donates 10 grains of rice as participants watch the contents of a virtual bowl gradually fill. Tabletop games: Bioviva (Bioviva.com), Destruct 3 (UncleSkunkleToys.com), ReThink: The Eco Design Game (PlayReThink.com), Xeko (Xeko.com) and Endango (search Amazon.com) are all new takes on the traditional pastime of board games. Some are made of recycled materials, to boot.
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ob Seton, the owner of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy, in Destin, is a physical therapist specializing in orthopedic pathology. Seton earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Juniata College, in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, and a master’s degree in physical therapy from Hahnemann University, in Philadelphia. They treat pain and loss of function associated with arthritis, injuries, fractures and surgery. He says, “We are different from all other physical therapy clinics because our therapists still do massage and joint mobilizations of the spine and extremities. We also offer an extremely powerful approach to pain elimination that no one else offers, providing relief in Bob Seton one to four visits.” Seton asserts that 80 percent of his patients will see a 50 percent reduction in symptoms on the first visit. He says, “I am passionate about providing patients with the most comprehensive approach to treating their pain. The philosophy that I use takes into consideration the entire body and all of its tissues. We assess muscle, tendon, nerve and joint mobility, as well as the central nervous systems control of each.” He believes that although we were born to be pain-free, many people unfortunately think that pain must be expected and tolerated as we age. Seton says, “I’m committed to practicing proven, cutting-edge techniques, the positive effects of which I continue to witness in the hundreds of patients I have treated.” Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy. 12671 Hwy. 98 W., Ste. 213, Destin. BobSeton@TherapyBob.Com. TherapyBob.Com.
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or those ready and willing to open their body, mind and soul to the experience of yoga and the art of breathing known as pranayama, clarity and space for self-discovery reside. Whether we discover personal passions, talents or art, selfdiscovery is available to everyone. For Laura Tyree, owner of Dragonfly Yoga, in Ft. Walton Beach, musical talent brought her to yoga and yoga in turn opened up space for a deeper musical experience. Playing her only instrument, her voice, Tyree sings healing chants to her students as they lie in savasana at the end of her classes and also on audio recordings such as Amma Bhakti, recorded in 2007, and on a new album coming out at the end of 2014. While yoga and chanting go hand-in-hand, Tyree’s passion for music developed many years before her first yoga class. She grew up in rural Tennessee, where her family raised cattle and horses and she spent many hot
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summers of her youth in the cooler indoors finding ways to entertain herself. She would listen to music on the family stereo system and was captivated by the voices of Barbara Streisand and Linda Ronstadt. Tyree would try to mimic their sound while singing in the kitchen with her mother; music was an intricate part of her childhood and was ever-present. Years later, after working and spending late nights in the Tennessee music scene, Tyree was led to yoga through injury. This injury proved to be life-changing beyond her expectation, because it opened her body and soul to the “practice of the mind,” as she describes her pranayama through yoga. Mental clarity allows the body and mind to experience the present moment while creating space for hidden beauties to rise to the surface for new ideas and better focus in daily life to emerge. For Tyree, 27 years of yoga and mental clarity has altered her voice, enhancing
Contentment during the holidays comes when we slow ourselves down, focus on our breathing and take time to appreciate our loved ones. ~ Laura Tyree it as she became “very present” in her actions, thereby facilitating creation of many different styles of music. For the holiday season, Tyree produced a different style of Christmas music in her album called Christmas with a Twist, debuting December 1 on iTunes. The album is done in a more mainstream jazz style, while still offering her unique musical quality. Inspired by her mother, who loved the holiday season, and those days many years ago singing together in the kitchen, Tyree offers her love of the season through familiar Christmas songs, but with a twist. While individual experiences of the holidays may differ, her intention for Christmas with a Twist is to share the love, inspiration and joy she feels during the holidays with others while giving it some variation to offer a new experience of old traditions. Joy and peace during the holiday season can often get muddled in outward expectations to accumulate material items and overschedule our days with tasks and engagements we feel obligated to attend. Contentment during the holidays comes when we slow ourselves down, focus on our breathing and take time to appreciate our loved ones. Then we may truly open space for self-discovery and a more encompassing love for those around us, and that is a true Christmas gift. Tyree hopes those that listen to Christmas with a Twist will relax and unwind on a deeper level to embrace the present moment, allowing their minds to settle and truly connect with the season. DragonFly Yoga is located at 184 Brooks St., Ste. 2. Contact Tyree at 850244-0184 or DragonflyYoga.com. Kerry Whiteley is a freelance writer in Gulf Breeze and a graduate of the University of West Florida.
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“Our image of the future is instrumental in the evolution of the world. This is what conscious evolution means,” ~ Barbara Marx Hubbard
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e are traveling together on this spiritual journey of life. We have chosen to be here on this planet at this time. We have agreed to participate actively in fostering the birth of a new era of consciousness. We have a role in awakening humanity. As more people become awake spiritually, we become catalysts for a leap to new thinking, beliefs, and approaches to address personal, social and world issues in more effective ways. “Occasionally, in the course of history a new worldview emerges that transforms society,” says Barbara Marx Hubbard, in her book, Conscious Evolution. There has been the Renaissance, the transcendentalists, the civil rights movement, the environmental movement and many more. Each of these created major shifts in our worldview. Great changes in human consciousness usually involve both a push away from what is no longer working and a pull toward the promise of a better way. What is pushing us to evolve now is the breaking down of systems and practices that no longer work in our global interdependence, which leads to crisis. At the same time, there are new understandings of our interdependence with new ideas that are pulling us towards an exciting new future.
For example, a 100 million people have been lifted out of poverty through Muhammad Yunus' Grameen Bank's microloans. The goal is to promote financial independence and each borrower is part of a support group that agrees to abide by certain values such as schooling for children, completing home repairs and saving money. Then families are able to make larger investments for higher incomes. Bill Gates provides a new approach to philanthropy by doing more than writing a check and hoping it will have a good result. Gates also brings his connections to ensure positive results. With the issue of vaccines, Gates built a team and led meetings with world leaders and the World Health Organization. His influence opened doors that are closed to most people. This new model is being used by other philanthropists. Evolution raises consciousness and freedom as each leap brings new possibilities that are greater than what has come before. “Our image of the future is instrumental in the evolution of the world. This is what conscious evolution means,” according to Barbara Marx Hubbard. For the first time as humans, we are aware that we are consciously creating our world. It is time to fulfill our poten-
tial and participate in this exciting new stage of our history. What can be done? Here are two basic steps to begin living as an awakened human. Start each day with 20 minutes to focus on being a universal human. Perhaps reflect on a great teacher/master and how they lived. For example, you could consider how Jesus demonstrated the Christ nature in his thoughts and words, his perceptions of others and the world, his love of self and others and his ability to radiate love and light in such as way that people followed him, disagreements ended and healing seemed natural. This Christ nature is already within us; it is simply a matter of choice. In living this way, our inner guidance will connect us more and more with others ready to evolve and give birth to a new consciousness. Also set aside time to imagine our new story: a maturing universal awareness, awakened humans expanding and connecting, new technologies and ideas to create new social systems built on cooperation and creativity, and a sustainable Earth for all beings. See and feel a new universal humanity, free from old limitations, that can envision brand-new options. Visualize this new story being a magnetic field attracting the right people and ideas that quickly come together to manifest the birth of a new world consciousness that works for all. Neale Donald Walsch states this is “a blueprint for the reconstruction of human reality so bold, and yet so completely right, as to ignite the deepest sense within us that we can and must join in this co-creation now.” Darby Neptune is the Spiritual Leader at Unity of Panama City. Her passion is helping others with their personal and spiritual transformation that results in creating a better life. For more information, visit UnityOfPanamaCity.org.
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Near-Death Experiences Proof of Life after Death by Linda Sechrist
Through his research, he has identified numerous common elements that occur in NDEs—an out-of-body experience, the sensation of traveling through a tunnel, encountering a bright light (usually interpreted as God, Jesus or an angel), communicating with deceased relatives, feeling emotions such as profound peace, well-being and love, plus a flood of knowledge about life and the nature of the universe. Perhaps the most significant element he reports is the supremely conscious and superbly blissful state that exists beyond both limitations of the senses and intellect and the confines of space and time— the pure conscious form of each one’s truly real Self.
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he advice that the White Queen gave to young Alice in Lewis Carroll’s Through the LookingGlass might be some of the best to offer non-believers and skeptics that question the credibility of near-death experiences (NDE). When Alice protests, “One can’t believe impossible things,” the White Queen famously retorts, “I daresay you haven’t had much practice. When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”
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The majority of physicians and clinical researchers in the medical community continue to consider NDEs as impossible and merely pure fantasies generated by a surge of electrical activity as a dying brain runs out of oxygen. However, according to a Gallup poll, the 8 million Americans whose transcendental NDEs freed their consciousness to leave the body and enter into a wondrous reality that exists completely free of physicality, believe them to be real, meaningful and lifechanging experiences. Recently, the renowned NDE narratives of Anita Moorjani, author of Dying to Be Me: My Journey from 16
I was overwhelmed by the realization that God isn’t a being, but a state of being… and I am that state of being… pure consciousness. ~ Anita Moorjani Cancer to Near Death, to True Healing, and Dr. Eben Alexander, author of Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Afterlife, have sparked fresh public interest in NDEs, a word coined by Raymond Moody, Ph.D., in his 1975 classic, Life After Life. Moody, a psychiatrist and professor of philosophy who has spent nearly 50 years investigating what happens when people die, has interviewed thousands of individuals that have personally experienced an NDE. “Over the past 20 years there have been enormous strides in resuscitation technology. Defibrillators and public access defibrillation programs, as well as cardiopulmonary resuscitation, are major factors that allow modern medicine to bring people back from a state that 100 years ago would have been labeled death,” observes Moody.
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Rushed to the hospital in a coma, Moorjani, whose body had been devoured for four years by cancer of the lymphatic system, describes the real self that she discovered during her NDE. “There I was, without my body or any physical traits, yet my pure essence continued to exist. It was not a reduced element of my whole self; in fact, it felt far greater and more intense and expansive than my physical being. “I felt eternal, as if I’d always existed and always would, without a beginning or end. I was filled with the knowledge that I was simply magnificent,” explains Moorjani, whose cancer completely disappeared within five weeks after her release from the hospital. “Not only did I come back with a clean slate, I brought back one of my biggest lessons—to love myself and be an instrument of love. I also returned to life here with a sense of purpose—to fearlessly be as authentically me as I can be. This means,” she clarifies, “that in whatever I do, I am acting from my sense of passion and the sheer joy of doing it.” During Alexander’s seven-day coma in a hospital, brought about by antibiotic-resistant E. coli meningitis that attacked his brain, he left his mortal identity behind. “My brain wasn’t working at all,” he relates. “My entire neo-cortex, the part that makes us human, was entirely shut down. I had no language, emotions, logic or memories of who I was. Such an empty slate granted me full access to the true
cosmic being that I am, that we all are,” says Alexander. He further recalls that as his NDE unfolded, it occurred to him that he was being granted a grand overview of the invisible side of existence. He also had a lovely ethereal companion that floated along on a butterfly wing, telepathically teaching him to accept the universal truth that, “You are eternally loved and cherished, you have nothing to fear, and there is nothing you can do wrong.” “If I had to boil the whole message down to just one word, it would be Love—the incomprehensibly glorious truth of truths that lives and breathes at the core of everything that exists or will ever exist. No remotely accurate understanding of who we are and what we are can be achieved by anyone who does not know it and embody it in all their actions,” Alexander now understands. Prior to his life-threatening illness, this neurosurgeon’s sophisticated medical training had led him to dismiss the possibility of NDEs. Today, he works at returning to his NDE state of oneness and unconditional love by using meditation and sacred acoustics, as well as quantum mechanics, to explore the nature of consciousness and higher brain function. Like Moody, Alexander studies the ancient Greek philosophers Parmenides, Pythagoras and Plato, who took the notion of an afterlife seriously and questioned “what” survives bodily death. Alexander’s consequent nonprofit organization, Eternea, fosters cooperation between science and spirituality by sponsoring research and education about spiritually transformative experiences and holistic consciousness beyond conventional definitions. “I had to learn a whole lot more about consciousness than I had to know about neuroscience,” quips Alexander, who now believes that the brain blocks access to knowledge of higher worlds. “We need to accept—at least hypothetically—that the brain itself doesn’t produce consciousness. That it is, instead, a kind of reducing valve or filter that dumbs down consciousness for the duration of our human experience. “Neuroscience can’t give you the first sentence about how the physical
“We need to accept—at least hypothetically—that the brain itself doesn’t produce consciousness.” ~ Dr. Eben Alexander brain creates consciousness,” he states, while many are finding how science and spirituality strengthen each other. At age 37, a blood vessel exploded in the left hemisphere of Jill Bolte Taylor’s brain. A Ph.D. Harvard-trained scientist specializing in anatomy of the brain, she was fascinated to observe the breakdown of her brain-related functions. As described in her book, My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey, she became the witness to her stroke, which initially left her unable to talk, walk, read, write or remember anything prior to that occurrence. As her left brain shut down, Taylor lost her ability to process all language; with her mind suspended in newfound silence, she experienced an unprecedented sense of deep peace. She also experienced an inability to visually distinguish edges and boundaries between herself and the outer world. Absent conventional orientation, “I could actually see that my skin was not
my physical boundary. “As a result of such a glorious state of blissful realization that I am—as we all are—connected to everything and everyone around us, I no longer see myself as a single, solid entity, separate from other human beings,” advises Taylor. “Although my left mind still thinks of me as a fragile individual, capable of losing my life, my right mind realizes the essence of my being as eternal life.” She now understands that she is part of the cosmic flow of energy, which she characterizes as a tranquil sea of euphoria.
Present Possibility
In The Hidden Face of God: Science Reveals the Ultimate Truth, author Gerald L. Schroeder, Ph.D., suggests that each of us is a part of the universe seeking and finding itself. Could it be that without the mental filter and self-limiting beliefs, we are free to consciously know our higher state of wholeness and the truth of our magnificence? Upwards of 8 million people that have experienced their own NDE are trending the world toward a tipping point into the comforting awareness that anything is possible. Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings. Visit ItsAllAboutWe. com for the recorded interviews.
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sked why she “I’ve become focused just my own enthought she ergy manifesting on seeing the perfection as cancer, because had cancer, Anita Moorjani, of life in this moment.” my fears weren’t author of Dying to allowing me to exBe Me, sums up press myself as the her answer in one word: Fear. “I was magnificent force I was meant to be,” killing myself, and cancer saved me,” advises Moorjani. says Moorjani, whose book documents She hopes that her presentaher near-death experience (NDE) and tions to medical professionals and the higher realm she encountered public speaking will influence how when her body shut down. Allowed the health profession views cancer to identify with her true magnificence, and other diseases and illnesses. undistorted by the fear generated “Treatment needs to be about more by her own lifelong self-judgment, than medicine, because so much of self-criticism, worry and lack of selfdisease has to do with our emotions,” forgiveness, she returned with a vital, she imparts, “especially the ones we heartfelt message. direct toward ourselves.” “Everyone is an amazing, mag Through this life-enhancing expenificent being, with great capacity for rience, Moorjani came to understand health, happiness and joy. Although why she owes it to herself, everyone we’ve been conditioned to believe that she meets and life itself to always exwe need to pursue success and learn press her own unique essence. “Trying to improve ourselves to be happy, such to be anything or anyone else doesn’t steps are unnecessary, because we make me better—it just deprives me already are all we are trying to attain,” of my true self and keeps me from she says. interacting authentically with others,” “I’d spent a lifetime feeling she explains. inadequate, beating myself up for Moorjani now knows that all life not meeting my own expectations,” in the universe is one and our core she continues. Through the clarity is love. “I was overwhelmed by the of dwelling in the NDE realm, she realization that God isn’t a being, but understood that the cancer wasn’t a state of being… and I am that state a punishment for anything. “It was of being… pure consciousness.”
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ments affect our consciousness. When faced with stress or a frightening situation, we all hold our breath and tense up. If this happens continually over a long period of time, the body response becomes something we do automatically, without consciousness awareness. It becomes a neuromuscular pattern, embedded in our tissues as changes in posture and inhibited movement. The stressful or frightening event may have long passed, but the body remains stuck in a pattern that outlived its usefulness.
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connect with that higher aspect of ourselves that has been forgotten. A simple massage or chiropractic adjustment can put one in touch with areas of chronic tension. Deeper holding patterns may be accessed with more advanced bodywork like Rolfing or visceral manipulation. Typically, the more long-lasting and transformative the bodywork, the greater the impact on consciousness. Bodywork is not psychotherapy. Unless a bodyworker is also a trained psychotherapist, their work will be from the approach of transformation through touch, not with counseling. The process is not about pointing out what is wrong, limited or dysfunctional in a person’s pattern. It is about using bodywork as a tool to facilitate one’s own journey of self-discovery. Through holding an unbiased presence and unconditional acceptance and using an educated touch, a bodyworker can evoke consciousness in long-forgotten areas of the body and mind. Holding patterns and inhibitions in movement are brought to consciousness. When bodyworker and client both avoid taking a for-or-against attitude towards the old pattern, pain or dis-ease, it creates compassionate space. The quality of unbiased presence can allow opening to difficulty held in our tissues, and we can then consciously include it as part of who we are. From that place of newly awakened consciousness, new options can arise and one can find a new way of being in oneself and in the world. In this leaning something about oneself, there is a beginning for change that can be fine-tuned over time. Perhaps the stooped, defeated posture gives way to a more confident, open way of being. Possibly the hands can now reach out from the spine to say, “Stop,” or can reach from the heart to connect in a new way. What matters is that there is now choice. One is now on the journey of personal growth and self-empowerment through awakening body and mind consciousness.
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Exercise Helps Keep Family Holidays Merry by Sarah Todd
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iven family hopes and often unrealistic expectations that everything will go perfectly, holiday gatherings can sometimes be a recipe for untoward stress. One of the best ways to keep potential ’tis-the-season tensions under control is to carve out some time for exercise, a move supported by research findings at Princeton University. Other experts suggest that from practicing a favorite Eastern modality to taking a natural spin around the neighborhood, we all have instant access to foolproof tactics for staying relaxed, healthy and more even-keeled among kin this winter. To mend nerves frayed by debates at the dinner table, slip into a nearby bedroom for a calming yoga workout. Yoga’s emphasis on controlled breathing makes it ideal for treating family dynamics straight out of Silver Linings Playbook. The Mayo Clinic reports that deep breathing increases the flow of oxygen into the bloodstream, easing headaches, muscular tension and chest tightness. Yogic breathing patterns also are shown to lower resting heart rates, which helps practitioners stay composed in the face of any intrafamily disagreements or other stressors. For a quick, relaxing yoga routine, begin with a few breathing exer-
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cises before moving into a sun salutation—a sequence of full-body poses, or asanas, performed in a smooth, continuous flow. Begin standing, palms pressed together in the tadasana, or mountain, pose. Then move through a series of motions that sweep the arms over the head, expanding the chest, before dipping into downward dog and plank poses, which help increase flexibility and strength. End lying down in the shavasana, or resting, pose with eyes closed and let the quiet settle in. Resistance-training exercises are another option. Release pent up tension by pushing against a wall. Stand about three feet away, lean in and push. Position feet at an angle so that a straight body line forms the hypotenuse of a triangle with the wall and floor. This activity drains the limbs of tightness and stretches out hamstrings and calf muscles, enabling us to walk away feeling light and limber. While some people can happily greet and maintain cheerfulness throughout holiday family times, others may feel a bit anxious. For a sure-fire endorphin boost, try a cardiovascular workout like running, which German researchers
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The Mayo Clinic reports that deep breathing increases the flow of oxygen into the bloodstream, easing headaches, muscular tension and chest tightness. published in Cerebral Cortex confirm produces a flood of euphoria on cue. A quick jog or spirited walk outside helps elevate mood while strengthening the immune system, helping to keep feelings of melancholy at bay. Before heading for the door, those stretching their legs outside in colder climates need to dress as if it’s 20 degrees warmer than the thermometer reads. This helps prevent the body from overheating, especially after being sedentary for an extended period. To get the blood flowing beforehand, do some simple stretching or take a few trips up and down the stairs. Exercisers that prefer to stay sheltered from wintry weather entirely have a solid alternative; an indoor cardiovascular workout can mimic jogging’s mood-lifting effects. Try alternating 12 reps of jumping jacks, lunges, squats and crunches to get the heart pumping. Consider a second series for a higher intensity workout. All of it will give muscles that often go slack during holiday loafing a chance to flex. Because these moves don’t require any equipment, such electives are as portable as a travel hair dryer during holiday visits anywhere. After one or more of these solo workouts, many revelers may be ready to up the ante on family togetherness. For a healthy dose of quality time, round up the gang and enlist them in a high-energy outdoor activity like hiking, sledding or even Ultimate Frisbee. Participating in friendly family competition is healthy fun and gives everyone something else to talk about later. Sarah Todd is a freelance writer in Brooklyn, NY. Connect at SarahToddInk.com.
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s the winter and holiday festivities commence, everyone seems to be searching for a way to get the most out of their workout. Kangoo Jumps makes it feasible to protect the joints and the spine while getting the aerobic workout necessary to lose weight, strengthen the heart and prevent injury. Aerobic exercise is necessary for cardiac health and weight loss, but can be hard on the joints. The movements associated with aerobic exercise can also create extra compression on the spine, so the trick is to find a way of getting an aerobic workout without causing stress or injury to the natural shock-absorbing system of the body. Kangoo Jumps solves this issue by reducing the shock that individuals experience by 80 percent when performing an aerobic exercise such as running or jumping. The chronic fatigue associated with an aerobic exercise originates when the foot strikes the floor. The boot worn in Kangoo Jumps classes is constructed to cushion the movement and give the wearer rebound. The boot also promotes proper posture while the individual wearing the boot maintains balance during the aerobic exercise or running. The rebounding movement, while wearing the Kangoo Jumps, positively affects the health of the spine and the intervertebral disc (the discs between the vertebrae) by promoting maximum function of spinal imbibition, or hydration, to the discs and spine. By hydrating the discs, nutrients are transferred and the metabolic waste products are removed. The rebound movement is essential when trying to restore and maintain ideal intervertebral function. The rebounding exercise of Kangoo Jumps is especially good for cardiovascular flow because the workout is primarily focused on the core and the legs. It is easier on the heart to pump blood to the legs as opposed to the arms; however, in a class utilizing the Kangoo Jumps, the instructor is able to choreograph arm movements to increase cardiac output. The Kangoo Jumps boot, “the world’s lowest impact shoe,” was developed by European physiotherapists to enable
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individuals with joint and back problems to return to running or other sport-specific training. Because of the strengthening and conditioning benefits of the boots, doctors and physical therapists are now utilizing the Kangoo Jumps boot for the rehabilitation of sports-related injuries. Rehabilitation time often takes a toll on an individual’s muscle control and balance, but with the continuance of exercise combined with the minimal time needed for recovery associated with the conditioning given by the Kangoo Jumps, athletes can seamlessly transfer into their sport-specific exercises and resume their sport in record time. Kangoo Jumps can help prevent injury by conditioning the body with workouts wearing the boots, improving the person’s musculoskeletal system and cardiovascular system. These improvements help to keep the body functioning and performing as it should. By having a body in peak condition, people are naturally less susceptible to injury or other health issues. Working out in the Kangoo Jumps boot also helps to relieve symptoms associated with diabetes and arthritis. By keeping the body moving with rebound aerobic exercise, the circulation that the individual experiences within the body will help stave off the issues that arise from diabetes. The rebound movement keeps the joints from becoming stagnant and arthritic, as well as promoting bone growth, which results in improved bone density scores. Kangoo Jumps boots and their classes help individuals to get their heart rate up, lose weight and keep moving in a safe and fun way. They naturally boost mood by making users feel happy and carefree, restoring, if for only a moment, that inner child that feels free to bounce.
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Susan Clark, PTA, is the owner of Pure Pilates, 221 Gulf Breeze Pkwy., in Gulf Breeze proper, and offers Kangoo Jumps classes at her studio. Amanda Olney, office manager of Pure Pilates, graduated from the University of West Florida with a bachelor’s degree in anthropology. For more information, call 850-932-3424 or visit PurePilatesPensacola.com.
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incidence of sudden infant death syndrome when breastfeeding is practiced. In the clinical experience of James McKenna, Ph.D., a University of Notre Dame professor and leading anthropologist in the field, “Breastfeeding mothers typically keep their babies away from pillows, positioning their infants on their backs, while placing them below the parents’ shoulders and raising their arms above them.” Plus, the adults “lay on their sides in ways that can prevent accidental overlays.”
Co-sleeping builds parent-child bonds. Research published by the
Sleep Research Society shows that mothers who co-sleep with their babies are more attuned to their sleep/wake habits and can respond quicker to their needs. According to the journal Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, skinto-skin touch increases the secretion of oxytocin, a bond-building hormone.
Sweet Slumber Co-Sleeping in the Family Bed by Mark Sisson
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very young mammal on Earth sleeps in close contact with its mother and other family members. They’ve been co-sleeping for security, warmth, comfort and protection for millions of years of evolution. Although it is generally frowned upon in the United States, many human cultures, including most in East Asia, the Pacific islands, South America, Africa and much of southern Europe, have a rich tradition of co-sleeping. In At Home: A Short History of Private Life, Bill Bryson relates that until very recently, most domiciles centered around a central room, or hall, where everyone slept together. Even today, adults and children almost always sleep together in the same beds in non-industrialized, traditional societies worldwide. The modern practice of placing babies in separate rooms at night, often to cry themselves to sleep, appears to be a historical aberration. Co-sleeping, conversely, is the age-old norm because it offers so many benefits to both parents and children.
confirm a consistent link between cosleeping and breastfeeding in countries as disparate as Brazil, Britain, Malaysia and Sweden. Breast milk provides immunological benefits, transfers symbiotic gut bacteria and promotes bonding between mother and child. It’s especially nutritious if the mother’s diet is healthy, and breast milk is the only food experts agree the human body is unquestionably designed to consume.
Co-sleeping improves sleep. A
mother that can breastfeed without leaving the bed will get more sleep. Also, more research from the American Academy of Pediatrics shows a lower
Co-sleeping fosters maturation.
Studies in the Infant and Child Development journal show that kids that share a bed or sleep in the same room with their parents grow up to be more selfreliant and socially independent, better behaved, less anxious about intimacy as adults and more likely to be happy. Parents that are nervous about sharing beds can try room sharing, where the baby sleeps in an adjoining crib or cot; family members will experience many of the same benefits. Mark Sisson is a former marathon runner and triathlete. He is the author of the bestselling health and fitness book, The Primal Blueprint, and publisher of the health blog, MarksDailyApple.com.
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Lakota Advice for Life Friend do it this way—that is, whatever you do in life, do the very best you can with both your heart and mind. And if you do it that way, the Power Of The Universe will come to your assistance, if your heart and mind are in Unity. When one sits in the Hoop Of The People, one must be responsible because All of Creation is related. And the hurt of one is the hurt of all. And the honor of one is the honor of all. And whatever we do affects everything in the universe. If you do it that way —that is, if you truly join your heart and mind as One —whatever you ask for, that’s the Way It’s Going To Be. Source: Passed down from White Buffalo Calf Woman and Sapphyr.net.
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BE HAPPY RIGHT NOW The Top Five Regrets of the Dying by Bronnie Ware
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eople grow a lot when faced with their own mortality. As a palliative caregiver for many years, I learned never to underestimate someone’s capacity for personal growth. After wrestling with a variety of intense emotions, every patient I saw found their peace before they departed. When questioned about regrets or what they would have done differently, five themes emerged. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me. This was the most common regret of all. When people realize that their life is almost over and look back clearly on it, it is easy to see how many dreams have gone unfulfilled. Most people had not honored even half of their dreams and died knowing that it was due to choices they had made or not made. Health brings a freedom very few realize until they no longer have it. I wish I hadn’t worked so hard. Every male patient that I nursed felt they had missed their children’s youth and their partner’s companionship. They deeply regretted spending so much of their lives on the treadmill of a work existence. Women also spoke of this regret, but because most were from an older generation, many had not been breadwinners. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings. Many people suppressed their feelings in order to keep peace
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with others. As a result, they settled for a mediocre existence and never became who they were truly capable of becoming. As a result, many developed illnesses apparently related to the bitterness and resentment they carried. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends. Many were disappointed they had not truly realized the full benefits of old friends until their dying weeks, and it was not always possible to track them down. Many had become so caught up in their own lives that they had let golden friendships slip away. Many deeply regretted not giving important friendships the time and effort that they deserved. I wish that I had let myself be happier. Many did not understand until the end that happiness is a choice. They had stayed stuck in old patterns and habits. The so-called comfort of familiarity overflowed into their emotions, as well as their physical lives. Fear of change had them pretending to others and to themselves that they were content, when deep within, they longed to laugh with gusto and cultivate some silliness in their life. Bronnie Ware is the author of The Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing, a memoir of how people she cared for changed the way she lives. She blogs at InspirationAndChai.com.
The Wisdom of Stress by Maia Rizzi
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ur feelings are thing important is being designed to mocommunicated. Carl tivate us to acBanyan, a board-certition by providing us with fied hypnotherapist and experiences of pleasure author, states, “Our feelor pain; they make us ings are nature's built-in feel alive; yet many of guidance system. This us continue to deal with system is designed to challenging feelings in let us know which of a Victorian fashion by our desires aren't being denying, repressing or fulfilled and motivate us Maia Rizzi, CCHT ignoring them, so we may to take the actions necessuperficially cope or deal with life. sary to fulfill them. When we ignore our feelings, our basic needs remain unmet.” We often think of challenging feelings as bad because they hurt, and There is innate wisdom in all our sometimes the hurt feels never-ending, feelings. With the holidays upon us, so we try to push them underground we are prone to enhanced feelings (usually unconsciously) to avoid expeof stress. Enhanced stress is the voice riencing them. We distract ourselves or inside us saying, “Stop, I need a break. may even withdraw from life to some I have too much on my plate, but I'm extent. In so doing, however, we do not afraid something awful might happen if rid ourselves of the intensity of diffiI don't get it all done perfectly.” Stress cult feelings, we simply swallow them tells us we want to successfully manwhole and bury them alive. Feelings are age our lives, but we are spreading never bad, they are simply signposts on ourselves too thin and possibly feeling the road to discovering the self. some fear of failure. Some causes of stress are poor Feelings are not only in our head. time management, requiring practicing They become stored throughout the skills leading to more effective organibody, in the tissues of our muscles, organs and nerves. Continuously interzation; not learning to say no; an inhernalized feelings or emotions result in ited belief that we can never try hard discomforts such as tension and muscle enough; anxiety passed down from a pain, high blood pressure, irregular family that lives in “crisis mode”; carryheartbeat, headaches, ulcers, acid reflux, the inability to concentrate and others. Candace B. Pert, Ph.D., a research professor in physiology and biophysics, proposes in her groundbreaking book, Molecules of Emotion, that the body is not a mindless machine. The mind and the body are one interconnected whole, and therefore our thoughts and feelings affect our bodies and therefore, our health. These intense feelings aren't simply meant to torture us or make us feel lost or inadequate. They are the “voices” from within signaling that we need to pay attention, because some-
ing a lot of unsatisfied emotions about the past; and self-criticism. We often seem to look at our real or imagined shortcomings through the wrong end of powerful binoculars, magnifying what we judge to be faults. Here are some tips for coping. nn Breathe deeply for about 15 minutes a day. Close your eyes and follow your breath; feel the oxygen coming in through your nostrils and out your mouth. Pay attention to how your chest rises and falls and follow the sound of your breathing. The oxygen infusion to your body is an immediate soothing tonic for frayed nerves. nn Use your imagination to visualize a peaceful scene as if you were there. Feel the air, see the colors and sense the peace. nn Exercise; time spent outdoors just “being”. nn Practice gratefulness. Gratefulness puts us on that great spiritual highway named “counting our blessings”. nn Reframe your issues and look for a more positive perspective. nn Adjust your attitude. Its good to let ourselves feel the anger or the frustration, but we always have the ability to let go and forgive. Listening to our feelings is the most positive thing we can do. The intensity will pass, and when the feeling has spoken, it will simply flow through you and then gently away. Maia Rizzi, CCHT, is a nationally certified clinical hypnotherapist who has been practicing for more than 20 years. Call her for a complimentary consultation at 850-291-8041.
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“That is the real spiritual awakening, when something emerges from within you that is deeper than who you thought you were,” says Tolle. “So, the person is still there, but one could almost say that something more powerful shines through the person.” The good news, according to Tolle, is that in order to experience this awakening, “You don’t have to wait for the diagnosis by the doctor or to be put in prison… nor do you have to do 30,000 hours of meditation or live in an ashram for 20 years. Once you get a glimpse of it, you can invite it into your daily life.” For a growing number of people, it’s this understanding of the always present “spiritual you” shining through that has led to significant improvements in their lives, not the least of which is better health. This would seem to indicate that these kinds of spiritual insights aren’t the least bit ethereal or elusive, but decidedly practical. “Spirituality and religion belong in the healing paradigm,” writes Airdre Grant, Ph.D., of Australia’s Southern Cross University, in a study published in the Journal of the Australian TraditionalMedicine Society. “They are determinants of health and they are factors in recovery, well-being and longevity.” So where do these insights come from? Is it simply a matter of wishful thinking? Or is it perhaps something more reliable, more effective than that? “Jesus said, ‘The kingdom of heaven is photo by David Ellingsen
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Spiritual insights aren’t the least bit ethereal or elusive, but decidedly practical. within you,’” observes Tolle, implying that this health-inducing understanding may be a lot closer than we thought. “I think if he lived nowadays, instead of ‘kingdom’, he would have said, ‘dimension’. And ‘heaven’ refers to a sense of vastness or spaciousness. So if we retranslate the words of Jesus into modern terms, [it would be] ‘the dimension of spaciousness is within you.’” “And then Jesus said—when they asked him, ‘Where is the kingdom of heaven and when is it going to come?’— he said, ‘The kingdom of heaven does not come with signs to be perceived. You cannot say, ah, it’s over there or look, it’s over there, for I tell you the kingdom of heaven is within you.’” How comforting it is to be reminded that the proverbial “kingdom of heaven” we’ve been hearing about for at least two millennia—this “dimension of spaciousness”, or what might be characterized as the understanding of our true spiritual identity—is “within you.” It’s within us all, here and now. All that remains is the willingness— and the humility—to put this insight into practice. Eric Nelson is a Christian Science healing practitioner from Los Altos, CA, whose articles on the link between spiritual consciousness and health appear regularly in national online publications. Connect at norcalcs.org.
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Pet First-Aid Kits All-Natural Home Health Care by Sandra Murphy
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irst-aid is the first thing you can do to help an injured animal if you are prepared,” says Dr. Jason Nicholas, owner of The Preventive Vet, in Portland, Oregon. Attention in cases of injury or sudden illness can help a dog or cat stay more comfortable, stop bleeding and provide temporary relief. A pet first-aid kit can resemble a pantry more than a medicine cabinet. Natural components include: Cool water. Purified water kept in a spray bottle can cool overheated pets. For the fastest results, spray near the pulse points, the “armpits” and where fur is the thinnest. Further, a vet will assess if clinical hydration is needed beyond the water bowl. Saline solution. Versatile saline is available at the vet’s office or any pharmacy, and also easy and inexpensive to make at home. Use it to flush debris from eyes, clean wounds and promote healing from incisions. Two teaspoons of non-iodized salt in four cups of boiled water mimics body fluids. The Ohio State University Medical Center website provides a recipe for normal saline solution at Tinyurl.com/SalineRecipe. Vinegar. It acts as a drying agent, especially for floppyeared dogs taking a dip in a pool or natural waterway, which can leave the inner ear moist. “Don’t use vinegar if the skin is red or broken because it will be painful,” says Dr. Jules Benson, vice president of veterinary services
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at Petplan Pet Insurance, in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. Never use it more than twice a week. Honey. Apply this sweet unguent to gums to help counteract low blood sugar and shock, particularly when a diabetic pet’s insulin levels are off. Maple syrup is a good substitute. Sugar. Although not recommended in a regular pet diet, sugar can be a topical antibacterial for the short term. Sugar draws water from the wound and dehydrates bacteria, supporting growth of new tissue. Plain yogurt. Adding this healthy refrigerated topping to dry food will activate a sluggish appetite and supply needed cultures to help balance the digestive system. Cornstarch. This non-toxic remedy helps stop minor bleeding from cuts, scrapes and pedicure accidents. Calendula. Also known as pot marigold, calendula cream may be used as an anti-inflammatory. Bug bites, scrapes, sunburn and itching from allergies also benefit from its application. Aloe. Easily grown in a garden or pot and available in gel form, aloe sooths burns, prevents blisters and speeds healing. It also serves as canine Chapstick. “Older dogs often have cracked skin on their noses,” notes Benson. “Aloe helps to heal the skin and keeps the dog comfortable.” Rescue Remedy. Illness or injury brings stress, and one common solution is Rescue Remedy. To relieve fear or anxiety, rub it onto a paw, nose or ears or add the recommended number of drops to water, a treat
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or food. It helps dogs, cats, horses, birds, fish and even iguanas. Dosage relies on the extent of stress rather than weight or species. Clean cloths. For bee stings or insect bites on the body, cool compresses can reduce swelling and itching. Wet a washcloth with cold water or for larger welts, wrap an ice pack in a towel and apply for a few minutes at a time. For stings on the face or mouth, it’s best to go to the vet’s office immediately, so that airways don’t swell up and hinder breathing. Miscellaneous supplies. Keep on hand gauze, tape, small scissors, tweezers (for removing objects from the roof of the mouth or splinters), a small flashlight, clean socks to cover a bandage and disposable gloves to keep human germs out of open wounds. A dog in pain may bite without realizing it. Nicholas recommends a basket muzzle, so the dog can easily breathe and pant. When a pet eats or drinks non-food items or foods they shouldn’t, such as chocolate, grapes or onions, head to the local vet. Veterinarian Jeff Levy, in New York City, who is also a certified veterinary acupuncturist, counsels, “Always keep contact information for your vet, an emergency hospital and animal poison control center handy.” Also, find out where emergency services are located when traveling. Pets can go into shock just like humans. To prevent or reduce the impact, keep the animal warm and provide a deep massage of the ears, at the base, where ears meet the head. A couple of drops of lavender oil on a collar or bandana will help everyone relax. Do not put essential oils directly on the pet, especially cats, as it can be toxic. Just like children, pets may have accidents or get sick after office hours. Stay calm, head for the natural pet pantry and then call the family’s holistic veterinarian. Sandra Murphy is a freelance writer in St. Louis, MO. Connect at StLSandyM@ yahoo.com.
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Peace on Our Plates Mindful Eating for a More Peaceful World by Judith Fertig
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s Earth’s population grows to a projected 9 billion people by 2050, can our global community keep eating flesh like we’ve been doing for centuries? No, according to a 2010 report by the United Nations Environment Programme, an international panel of sustainable resource management experts. Examining the food demands of a growing population and associated environmental and sustainability issues, Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Consumption and Production recommends “substantial worldwide diet change away from animal products.” Making the case for a holistic view, Will Tuttle, Ph.D., suggests in World Peace Diet: Eating for Spiritual Health and Social Harmony that we start to see the connections between our food choices and the health and well-being of ourselves, our families, communities and the world.
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At the center of the web of life is the food we all share to sustain our bodies. Tuttle insists that we celebrate this and regard each meal as a feast. “Food preparation is the only art that allows us to literally incorporate what we create. It is also the only art that fully involves all five senses,” he says. We honor this 34
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wonderful activity most by sharing our cooking efforts with others, blessing the food and eating mindfully. The problem at the center of life, maintains Tuttle, is that we involve animals in our food chain, an act that “introduces suffering, whether physical, mental or emotional.” This is a truth we try to hide from, what he calls the ”cultural shadow”. “The worst examples include factory farming, but even the best methods ultimately involve killing other animals for food,” he says. One of Tuttle’s more controversial claims is that the herding culture—raising, dominating, selling, killing and owning animals—sets up a harmful physical, emotional and cultural dynamic, extolling domineering and aggressive behavior. “The herding culture requires male dominance and a mentality that might makes right,” observes Tuttle. “It also sees females as primarily breeders, not beings.” Based on contemporary research in anthropology, sociology and psychopathology, he maintains that the actions required to both dominate animals and eat their meat can lead to more aggressive and violent behavior. One recent study seems to support his claim. Dr. Neil Barnard, in his book, Foods That Fight Pain, remarks that, “Plant-based diets also help tame
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Tip: Cook whole-grain or spinach pasta, potatoes, rice or another recommended grain in a large quantity to store in the refrigerator for use in stir-fries, salads and other meals later in the week. testosterone’s activity.” Barnard cites a Massachusetts male aging study of 1,552 men ages 40 to 70, which indicated that men eating more fruits and vegetables than meat were less domineering and aggressive, because the increased sex hormone-binding globulin produced by plants helps keep testosterone in check. “If we continue the meat-centric way of eating, we’re going to continue to have the problems that come with it,” says Tuttle. “The way forward is plant-based agriculture.”
Practicing a World Peace Diet The Tuttles shop for fresh, organic and non-GMO (genetically modified organism) foods and favor what they call “blueprint recipes”, that vary from day to day. Each outlines the makings of a dish and encourages cooks to be intuitive in how they fill in the details. For a typical breakfast, for example, Tuttle and his wife, Madeleine, will make a green smoothie that includes kale, banana, apple, grapes, ground flax, chia seeds, cinnamon and fresh ginger. “It’s a flexible drink,” says Tuttle.
“We will swap out whatever organic fruits and vegetables we have so that we vary the flavor from time to time.” For example, they might use parsley, spinach, or chard leaves in place of kale, or citrus in place of grapes. Lunch is usually a wrap-type sandwich, sometimes using fresh leaf lettuce or a whole-wheat tortilla. One recent example of such a wrap combined tomatoes, peppers, sprouts, walnuts, tempeh and avocado. A dinnertime blueprint recipe involves a base of cooked rice, quinoa, pasta, mashed potatoes or polenta, topped with a vegetable ragout, cooked or raw. “You could live the rest of your life mixing and matching these ingredients and never have the same meal twice,” notes Tuttle. “We have been doing it for 30 years. If we all choose to eat like this, the world could feed everybody on a fraction of the land now consumed by agriculture.”
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Peace Blueprint Recipes Raw Vegetable Ragout with Brown Rice
When sitting down to eat, look at what’s been created to nourish all those gathered. Enjoy the colors, smells, tastes and love that blesses the food. May the principle of Oneness govern all beings.
Start dinner with a base of cooked rice, potatoes, quinoa or polenta and top it with a vegetable medley.
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Yields two servings
Rice: 1 cup brown rice 2¼ cups water Raw Vegetable Ragout: 1 cup red bell pepper, cut into strips ½ cup finely chopped celery ½ cup pitted Kalamata olives, chopped ¼ cup finely chopped Italian parsley ¼ cup toasted, chopped walnuts 3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 garlic clove, minced 1 Tbsp lemon juice 1 tsp coarse kosher or sea salt
To start the day, use a high-powered Vitamix-type blender to reduce whole fruits and vegetables to a smooth juice. If using a regular blender, cut the fruits and vegetables into small pieces and strain the purée after blending. garlic stirred into the Vegenaise or homemade eggless mayonnaise.
1 banana, sliced 1 large apple, peeled, cored and chopped ½ cup seedless green grapes 1 cup chopped kale leaves 1 cup baby spinach leaves 1 Tbsp grated fresh ginger 1 Tbsp ground flax seeds ¼ cup ground chia seeds ¼ tsp ground cinnamon ¼ tsp ground cloves 1 cup purified water
Yields two servings 2 10-inch whole-wheat tortillas 2 Tbsp Vegenaise 1 tsp prepared horseradish, or to taste 1 cup fresh lettuce, torn into pieces ½ cup sprouts ½ cup chopped fresh tomatoes ½ cup shredded fresh carrots ½ cup diced fresh cucumber 1 ripe avocado, peeled, pitted and sliced ¼ cup toasted walnuts
Place all ingredients in the blender and blend until smooth. Strain, if necessary, to remove larger pieces; pour into two glasses and serve.
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Bring the water to a boil in a medium saucepan over high heat. Stir in the rice, reduce the heat and simmer covered until tender, about 40 minutes. While the rice is cooking, combine the red bell pepper, celery, Kalamata olives, Italian parsley and walnuts in a medium-sized bowl. In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, garlic, lemon juice and salt. Pour the dressing over the vegetables, stir until well blended, and then let rest until the rice is done. To serve, spoon the cooked rice onto each plate and top with the raw vegetable ragout.
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Healthy World Shopping List by Madeleine W. Tuttle Allow an hour to explore and buy the following basics to stock the pantry, always choosing organic and foods that have no genetically modified (GM or GMO) ingredients. In certain Asian traditions, only the most enlightened members of a monks’ community are allowed to cook food for their fellows, with good reason. The more love that goes into meal preparation, the better the outcome will be.
Staples Grains: rice, millet, whole-grain spaghetti or angel hair noodles, couscous, quinoa, buckwheat, wild rice, cornmeal Veggies: (in season) pumpkin/squash,
leek, onions, garlic, kale, cabbage, ginger, horseradish, broccoli, peppers, mushrooms, carrots, lettuce/greens, sprouts, edamame, spinach, tomatoes, cucumbers, celery, avocado, cilantro, peas (fresh or frozen), yams, potatoes Proteins: tofu, tempeh, seitan; lentils, split peas, beans and other legumes
Additions Meat analogs: Gardein, Tofurkey, Field Roast, Beyond Meat, Sun Burger, Fakin’ Bacon Nuts and seeds: almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts, pine nuts; raisins; flax, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds Oils and sauces: tahini (sesame butter), Vegenaise dressing, tomato sauce, olive oil, coconut oil, tamari or shoyu Sweeteners: Sucanat, stevia, coconut sugar, rice syrup, date syrup/sugar, agave nectar
Dried herbs: peppermint, Italian seasoning mix, basil, dill, cilantro, paprika, cayenne, curry, turmeric, pepper, nutmeg powder, cumin seeds, rosemary, nutritional yeast
Dairy: plant-based milks (e.g., soy, rice, hemp, coconut, almond, oat, tapioca), cheeses, yogurts, and creams; and nut butters such as almond, cashew, and peanut butters and sesame tahini
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hroughout the year, Santa’s good girls and boys of all ages make every effort to buy only what’s needed, plus recycle, reuse and repurpose. Then the holidays hit and discipline often gives way to indulgences. The season seems consumed by up-tempo decorating, feasting, shopping, giftgiving and merrymaking at any cost. Yet, creative green living experts show us how easy it is to tweak time-honored family traditions to align with the green way we wish to live and feel even more satisfied with festivities.
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For Danny Seo, author of Upcycling Celebrations: A UseWhat-You-Have Guide to Decorating, Gift-Giving & Entertaining, “Upcycling is basically a form of recycling that elevates something to a better level than before.” Based in New York City and Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Seo always has an eye out for green possibilities. “Opt for vintage pieces and re-imagine them in new and interesting ways,” he advises. For example, he likes to upcycle a vintage glass cake stand with a collection of bright ornaments for a unique holiday focal point. Michele Johansen, a lifestyle writer in Bellevue, Washington, suggests bringing in the outdoors. Instead of decorating the tree with tinsel and the home with plastic faux greenery, she suggests stringing popcorn and cranberries on the tree and decking the halls with fresh wreaths and garlands accented with boughs of holly. “Local nurseries are good sources for holiday décor that you can later mulch or put in yard waste bins,” she says. “The smells are much more authentic and festive.” Save energy by using LED lights whenever possible, suggests Sheryl Eisenberg, a writer for the National Resources
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Defense Council. Plug lights and electronics into a power strip, and then unplug it when not in use to save “ghost” energy pulled by electronics that are plugged in, but not activated. Buy a live tree to later plant or recycle, Seo suggests. This supports regional Christmas tree farmers while retaining the integrity of local forests. Many communities offer recycling of holiday trees to provide mulch or habitat for aquatic life in local lakes.
Keeping the Feast
Organize a cookie exchange to get together and save time and energy on holiday baking, suggests Sara Novak, a food policy and health writer at SereneKitchen.com, from Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina. Generally, a hostess asks guests to bring several dozen of their favorite cookies. Once gathered, attendees share the treats and recipes, taking home several of each variety. To “green it up”, Novak recommends emailing the recipes rather than printing them, encouraging invitees to use fresh and local ingredients and bring favorite reusable containers from home, like a colorful, time-honored cookie tin. For the holiday table, mix and match settings of plates, glasses, linens and cutlery. “Use the real thing,” Eisenberg recommends, “and recruit guests to help wash up afterwards.” She recalls that while growing up, her mother supplemented her silverware with grandmother’s for large holiday dinners. Save your own energy—and sanity—by asking family and friends to bring an appetizer, side dish or dessert. The hostess can assign a dish and corresponding recipe or use a potluck approach, says Eisenberg. Leftovers go home in nonplastic, reusable containers.
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Many families enjoy giving traditional gifts to children at certain ages, like dollhouses or train sets. Re-imagine these and, when possible, buy local to save energy and support area businesses, suggests Eisenberg. Cintia Gonzalez, an Australian mom, crafted a dollhouse from an old suitcase, inventively using black chalkboard paint for the exterior, wooden shelves as floors and fast food ketchup cups as lampshades (Tinyurl.com/UpcycleDollhouse). Another mom transformed a discarded coffee table into a painted train table for her boys. Upcycle paint chip cards into colorful gift tags, suggests Seo. Plus, use gift wraps that become part of the gift itself, such as placemats swaddling a bottle of wine, fabric to encase quilting supplies or sheet music enveloping concert tickets. As a general rule, “Give experiences, not gifts,” counsels Eisenberg. “Giving loved ones experiences reduces wrapping paper, ribbon and packaging and is an easy way to be a bit more personal over the holidays. Your teenage niece may love a spa day, complete with hair styling, while your favorite aunt and uncle may be thrilled to attend a local wine tasting. If you think a young child can tolerate a few less presents in exchange for a pass to an ice show or dance class, go for it.” “It’s the holiday experience that counts,” counsels Seo. “It’s what makes memories.” Claire O’Neil is a freelance writer from Kansas City, MO. natural awakenings
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Local Produce & Farm Resources CSAS & FOOD CO-OPS EVER’MAN NATURAL FOODS 315 W Garden St, Pensacola 850-438-0402 • Everman.org
We offer a large variety of natural and certified organic products, vitamin supplements, local and organic produce, environmentally friendly products, and hot, wholesome lunches from the deli. Mon-Sat. 7am-9pm, Sun 10am-7pm.
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THE GREEN MAN’S GARDEN
Local Pesticide Free Produce Saturdays at SeaSide Farmers Mkt 850-218-6998 Local, sustainable, exclusive, clean produce. Nutrient dense grown in healthy soil. Bio dynamically influenced practices. Call for seasonal harvest. Serving Okaloosa & Walton.
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FARMERS’ MARKETS 30A FARMERS’ MARKET @ ROSEMARY BEACH
Rosemary Beach Town Center Sunday, Year Round 9am-1pm Thursday, Memorial Day through Labor Day from 9am-1pm. Rain or Shine.
Local fresh produce, eggs, meats, seafood, honey, baked goods, artisan breads, gelato, cheeses, jams, preserves. Market will have an International flair. Manager – Diane Kolopanas. 850-213-0577.
DESTIN’S MAIN STREET MARKET
Saturday 9am-1pm Destin Water Users (Parking Lot) 218 Main St, Destin Facebook/Destins-Main-Street-Market Fresh baked goods, local produce & honey, organically grown herbs & lettuces, farm fresh eggs. Art, jewelry, crafts & collectables. Wild and handcrafted jams, jellies, soaps, scrubs and body care. Vendor space available. Tom & Amy Holt. 850-855-6384.
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FORT WALTON BEACH FARMER’S MARKET
2nd Saturday beginning April 13 8am-12pm Lots of fresh produce, olive oils, jams, jellies, dips, sauces, baked goods, homemade baked doggie treats, juice bar, local honey. Ferry Rd (Fluid surf shop) & 201 Miracle Strip Pkwy S.E. rear lot.
NICEVILLE FARMERS MARKET
1st Saturday Monthly 7am-12pm 120 Partin Dr N, Niceville 850-729-2120 Facebook/NicevilleFarmersMarket Local fresh produce, local honey, baked goods, bread, fresh eggs, meats and seafood, wild crafted soaps and body scrubs and more. Open for new vendors. Hosted by One 20 a Modern Bistro.
PALAFOX MARKET
Saturdays 8am-2pm Open Air Farmer & Art Market MLK Jr. Plaza, Palafox St (between Garden & Wright Sts) Sponsored by the Pensacola Downtown Improvement Board, the Palafox Market offers fresh produce, live plants, baked goods, fine art and antiques. Items originate directly from onsite vendors.
SEASIDE FARMER’S MARKET
Saturdays 9am-1pm Downtown Seaside (behind “Raw & Juicy” at the amphitheater) jlkuntz@mac.com or on Facebook Comprised of local growers and crafts people who offer locally grown produce and farm products that are healthy and environmentally conscious.
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he Christmas story tells us the Wise Men brought the gifts of frankincense and myrrh to the Christ child. At that time in history, essential oils and spices and incense were valuable items and were used as our currency would be used now, but with much more prestige and honor to kings, lords and pharaohs. The Frankincense Trail was a camel caravan route that carried the incense from Oman to Israel and was dotted with intrigue. Many lives were lost on the way to bring the resin scraped from the frankincense and myrrh trees into Petra, a vibrant trading center in Jordan. Historically, frankincense was used as an anointing oil for kings and an incense for sacrificial ceremonies as it helped to improve communications with the Creator. The organic chemical constituents in frankincense allow its oxygenating compounds to cross the blood-brain barrier, nourishing the pineal, pituitary and hypothalamus glands. Today, therapeutic grade Young Living Frankincense Essential Oil has been used in research studies validating the rejuvenating and healing effects on the brain, nerve fibers, axons and limbic system. Try diffusing Young Living Frankincense to help with depression, anxiety, holiday stress, insomnia and even headaches. Myrrh oil is an antiseptic that is healing to the skin. Ancient peoples would rub myrrh on the umbilical cord of a newborn to prevent the navel from infection and also to symbolically cut off all generational curses inherited from ancestors. It also prevents stretch
marks. Today, Young Living Myrrh Oil can help with athlete’s foot, thrush, ringworm, viral hepatitis and dermatitis and it can help balance the thyroid and endocrine system. Most essential oils (98 percent) are distilled and processed for the perfume industry. Only 2 percent are made for healing purposes. The plant’s leaves or petals are packed and steamed and the oil or “blood” of the plant arises in the steam and then separates from the water. This is done over and over again with increasing pressure and heat to squeeze all the oil out of the material. However, to create therapeutic grade Young Living Oils, this process is only done once. It takes a lot of plant
material, with a yield of just 1 to 2 percent, and it is a slow, meticulous art form. Each batch undergoes a variety of tests to ensure precise standards and percentages of each organic chemical constituent used to make sure Young Living Oils are safe for medicinal use. Please be very careful; many chemicals smell good, but are damaging to our brain and nervous system. The goodness of the plants and trees created by God are still available today in Young Living Oils. Laurie Azzarella, a Young Living member, offers monthly wellness classes. Contact her at 850-380-4943 or Laurie. MarketingScents.com.
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Connected Warriors Yoga Class – 10-11am. Every Monday. A class specifically for veterans, service members, their family members and support people. This class is designed to help the student manage the symptoms of PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder).
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3
Story Sprouts – 10.00am. Every Tuesday. Fun for ages 3-5. Join Miss Audrey for stories, crafts, and healthy snacks! Free. Yoga – 6pm. Every Tuesday. Must be over 18 to attend. Free.
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Integrate: A Trauma Sensitive Yoga Class – 6-7pm. Every Wednesday. Also Thursday, Dec 12. A class that helps the student “come home” to themselves by encouraging the student to practice, through asana and breath; to listen to their body in a deeply profound and respectful way.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7
Non-GMO Awareness – 3pm. Discussion of genetically modified foods and research currently being conducted on the potentially harmful side effects. Free.
Mind, Body, Spirit Group of Pensacola – 6pm. People of various cultural and spiritual backgrounds come together for education and awareness in the fields of emotional and physical wellness, holistic health, personal growth, mental clarity, and spiritual enlightenment. Free. Board of Director Meeting – 7pm. All members of Ever’man are welcome to attend.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13
Pensacola Cooks’ Presents: Cooking Wise – 11am-12pm.PCkids preschool chefs: Mrs. Claus’ baking lab – reindeer muffins.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14
Pensacola Cooks Presents: Cooking Wise – 10am-12pm.The 50 Item Pantry – a holiday brunch focus with Executive Chef Nick Farkas. Must RSVP. Pensacola Cooks’ 850-456-0743. PensacolaCooks.com to view cost and register online.
powerful techniques to use energy to accelerate the body’s ability to heal.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 16
PFLAG – 6pm. Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays is a non-profit organization that promotes communication, health, well-being and acceptance of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered people within their families and friends. PFLAGpensacola@yahoo.com. Free.
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Pensacola Cooks PCKids – 9am-3pm. School Break Cooking/Baking Labs: Taste the Challenge. Must RSVP. Pensacola Cooks’ 850-456-0743. PAndyensacolaCooks.com to view cost and reg-
Pensacola Cooks: PC Kids Class – 9-11am; 11am-12pm. Mrs. Claus’ Cooking/Baking Lab: Make-Ahead Edible Gifts. Children, tweens, and teens; ages 6–16. Must RSVP. Pensacola Cooks’ 850-456-0743. PensacolaCooks.com to view cost and register online. Introduction to Self-Healing (Part Two) –4pm. Dr. Kenneth L Williams will teach simple but
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3 Harness Your Spiritual Gifts – 6-7pm. A guided healing meditation to tap into and expand on your natural spiritual gifts. Grow your spiritual hearing, sight, and knowing. $15, reservation required. Via teleconference. 850-585-5496. AliceMcCall@ earthlink.net. HealingPath.info. Candle Making – 6:30pm. Learn how to make chemical-free candles out of numerous media that you can then scent with essential oils instead of synthetic scents that may lead to breathing difficulties, asthma and allergy symptoms. Make some for yourself or for heartfelt gifts. $25. Esther’s Garden of Healing, 8184 Navarre Pkwy, Navarre. 850-6843230. EsthersGardenOfHealing@live.com.
savethedate Saturday, DecemBER 7 The World Becomes What You Teach, Creating a Sustainable, Just, and Healthy World Through Education – 10am-3pm. Forum open to the general public, academia and government. Guest speaker Zoe Weil, worldwide leader in humane education, and president, Institute for Humane Education. $25. Downtown Library, 239 N Spring St, Pensacola. Mary Gutierrez: 850-549-7472. EarthEthics.us.
general wellness and stress reduction. Free. 7100 Plantation Rd, #11, Pensacola. Call to confirm new location: 850-433-2042. PranicHealingOasis@ gmail.com. PranicHealingCentralGulfCoast.com.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21 Winter Solstice Meditation – 9-10:30am. Connect with the special energies of the shortest day of the year with Alice McCall, preparing for the new energies of 2014. Reservations required. Via teleconference. 850-585-5496. AliceMcCall@earthlink. net. HealingPath.info. Make Body and Hair Care Products – 1-3pm. No reason to settle for mass produced shampoo with preservatives that can harm you. Learn how quick and easy it can be to make your own shampoo, facial toner, facial cleanser and much more using common herbs you may already have on hand. $20. Esther’s Garden of Healing, 8184 Navarre Pkwy, Navarre. 850-684-3230. EsthersGardenOfHealing@live.com. Nature Nurture: Winter Solstice – 11am-1pm. Celebrate life’s gift of winter on the shortest day of the year. Explore the season’s relationship to the solar system, mathematics and introspection. Explore topics suitable to support harmony of living in the season. Concludes with meditation. $20/early, $25/at the door. Navarre Living Yoga, 8162 Navarre Pkwy, Navarre. 850-346-3577. NavarreLivingYoga@ gmail.com. NavarreLivingYoga.com.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7 Overview of Herbal Medicine – Dec 7 & 10. Sat, 1-3pm; Tues, 6:30pm. Learn how to use inexpensive bulk herbs to cure your family’s ailments and discomforts. Workshop covers infusions, decoctions, tinctures, capsules and salves; a review of basic herbs and their uses. You will know how to replace items in your medicine cabinet with herbs or essential oils. $30. Esther’s Garden of Healing, 8184 Navarre Pkwy, Navarre. 850-684-3230. EsthersGardenOfHealing@live.com.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10 Overview of Herbal Medicine – 6:30pm. See Dec 7 listing. $25. Esther’s Garden of Healing, 8184 Navarre Pkwy, Navarre. 850-684-3230. EsthersGardenOfHealing@live.com.
Meditation with Alice McCall – 3-4pm. Guided healing meditation to balance and transform your digestive tract during the holidays, with a focus on too much sugar. Free, reservations required. Via teleconference. 850-585-5496. AliceMcCall@ earthlink.net. HealingPath.info.
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17 Nutrition Link to Disease and Good Health – 6:30pm. Could nutrition be used to heal such ailments as arthritis, heart disease, cancer, thyroid disease and o inflammatory disorders? Learn about the link between nutrition and disease and how to heal with juicing and other dietary changes. Amy Likens, Synergy, Fort Walton Beach, will be leading the journey of knowledge. $10. Esther’s Garden of Healing, 8184 Navarre Pkwy, Navarre. 850-6843230. EsthersGardenOfHealing@live.com. Full Moon Meditation/Healing Clinic – 6:15-8pm. A powerful meditation and healing clinic promoting
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classes/Training JUMP-STRETCH GYROTONIC BOARD AT PURE PILATES. Workout on the only Gyrotonic Jumping-Stretching Board on the Gulf Coast. The JSB improves jumping ability, and stretches and strengthens the lower body, as well as, the core. Improves strength and balance in multiple planes. By appointment only, privates or duets. Pure Pilates, 221 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze. 850-932-3424. info@purepilatespensacola.com. PurePilatesPensacola.com.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 4 Cooking to Decrease Inflammation and Aid Weight Loss – Jan 4 & 7. Sat, 1-3pm; Tues, 6:30pm. Lose the pounds gained over the holidays through a dietary regimen focused on anti-inflammatory foods. Delve into a gluten free, dairy free, soy free and grain free eating plan without being bored. $20. Esther’s Garden of Healing, 8184 Navarre Pkwy, Navarre. 850-684-3230. EsthersGardenOfHealing@live.com.
savethedate Saturday, January 11 Back to Our Roots Herbal Ceritification Course Presented by Kathy Hubbard
Take charge of your health. An empowering 5 week course. Learn how herbs can enhance how well the body works. Protect your family from the flu, make vitamin filled herbal tea for wellness. Take the sting out of a bite with a weed. Pre-Reg Req. $100 Discount up to Dec. 15. Includes materials and workbook. Old Thyme Remedies, 2475 E Nine Mile Rd.Pensacola. 850-748-3149. Magnoliaherbs.com
upcoming TUESDAY, JANUARY 7 Manifest Your Heart’s Desire – 6-7pm. Acknowledge, set and manifest all that you desire for 2014. Special focus on aligning with your spiritual direction during this energetically powerful time. Res Req. Via teleconference. 850-585-5496. AliceMcCall@ earthlink.net. HealingPath.info. Cooking to Decrease Inflammation and Aid Weight Loss – 6:30pm. See Jan 4 listing. $20. Esther’s Garden of Healing, 8184 Navarre Pkwy, Navarre. 850-6843230. EsthersGardenOfHealing@live.com.
Reiki Level I Training & Certification – Learn to use the universal life force energy for relaxation, self-healing and to help others. Works on everything—pets, plants, even situations. $75, w/ manual. Reiki Master Teacher Paula Renaye, CPC, QHHT, CEH 501-520-9777 www.PaulaRenaye.com
SERVICES BE MORE COMFORTABLE IN YOUR BODY! – Find relief from injuries, pain, movement restrictions and postural/structural imbalances with ROLFING. Sharalee Hoelscher, Certified Rolfer™, RCST®, (Lic. #MA34039). 850450-8508. HealingWithBodywork.com. Natural rejuvenative treatments – Sheila Mohammed, MD, PhD. Prolotherapy, Prolozone, PRP, Anti-TNF Autoimmune, Acupuncture. 850-736-8401. IndustrialMedicineInstitute.com.
ongoingevents All Calendar events must be received by the 15th of the month prior to publication. Limited to approximately 25 words. See exact character count on website. Submit from our website only at NWFNaturally.com. $10 per entry.
Segway training, an hour Segway glide around downtown Pensacola with a stop at a local wine tasting. $45 per person. Space is limited and tours book up fast. 850-417-9292. Barre Classes at Pure Pilates – 6pm. $12, $10/with a package. Pure Pilates, 221 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze. 850-932-3424. info@purepilatespensacola. com. PurePilatesPensacola.com. Community Acupuncture and Emotion Code Clinic – 6:30-8:30pm. Dr. Bonnie McLean is providing her Community Acupuncture Clinic for stress reduction, combined with Margie Kalaluhi’s Emotion Code sessions. $20/acup, $10/ec. 5012 Muldoon Cir, Pens. RSVP 850-457-3354. SpiritGateMedicine.com.
monday
Guided Meditation – 7:30-8:30pm. Facilitated by Brenda Q. Bischoff, C.L.C., C.HT., C.I. $10. 7100 Plantation Rd., Ste. 11, Pens. 850-501-3662.
Vinyasa Flow Yoga Classes – 9:30am. See schedule online for additional classes and times. $12/drop in, $10/with a package. Pure Pilates, 221 Gulf Breeze Pkwy, Gulf Breeze. 850-932-3424. Info@purepilatespensacola.com. PurePilatesPensacola.com.
wednesday
Pilates Equipment Class – 9am. See schedule online for additional classes and times. $28/drop in, $220/10 classes. Pure Pilates, 221 Gulf Breeze Pkwy, Gulf Breeze. 850-932-3424. Info@purepilatespensacola. com. PurePilatesPensacola.com. Barre Classes at Pure Pilates – 5:30pm. $12, $10/ with a package. Pure Pilates, 221 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze. 850-932-3424. info@purepilatespensacola.com. PurePilatesPensacola.com. Pilates Mat Class (Multilevel Class) – 5:45-6:45pm. A variety of styles taught by Barbara Bruni $10/$15 drop-in. 2130 Summit Blvd. Pens. 850-287-5836. PilatesCoreTraining.com. Tai Chi – 6pm. All levels. Free. Florida Blue, Located in Cordova Commons, 1680 Airport Blvd, Pens. 850-202-4188.
tuesday Meditation – 6am. 1st Tues. Guided meditation led by Reverend Jamie Sanders. Love offering. Unity of Pensacola, 716 North 9th Ave, Pens. 850-438-2277. TRX Classes – 7am. Come hang from the ceiling with us and strengthen your core, tone your arms and legs, and decompress your spine. $28, $22/with a package. Pure Pilates, 221 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze. 850-932-3424. info@purepilatespensacola.com. PurePilatesPensacola.com. Yoga with Hilary Turner – 12:15pm-1:30 pm. $15 drop-in rate, membership rates available. 2130 Summit Blvd, Pens. For more information call 850-287-5836. PilatesCoreTraining.com.
Barre Classes at Pure Pilates – 7am. $12, $10/with a package. Pure Pilates, 221 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze. 850-932-3424. info@purepilatespensacola. com. PurePilatesPensacola.com. Health Consultations – 9:30am- 6pm. One-on-one with Herbalist Thomas Easley RH. A variety of assessment techniques used to identify the root cause of health issues. Appt req. Pace Wellness Center, 4958 Hwy 90. 850-994-5656. PaceWellnessCenter.com. Aerial Movement Classes – 5:30pm. Come hang from the ceiling with us and strengthen your core, tone your arms and legs, and decompress your spine. $28, $22/ with a package. Pure Pilates, 221 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze. 850-932-3424. info@purepilatespensacola.com. PurePilatesPensacola.com.
The Body, Mind, & Spirit Group of Florida – 6:308:30pm. 1st Thurs. Each meetup will have an array of activities, speakers, products, samples, demonstrations, practitioners, and networking opportunities. $5. Pens. 850-941-4321. PensacolaEvent@aol.com.bmsfl.com.
friday Emerald Coast Tour’s Wine and Glide – 5:30-7pm. Segway training, an hour Segway glide around downtown Pensacola with a stop at a local wine tasting. $45 per person. Space is limited and tours book up fast. 850-417-9292.
saturday Spinning and Pilates – 9-10:15am. Special spin bikes that move followed by 1/2 hour mat class. Taught by Barbara Bruni; $10/$15 drop-in rate. 2130 Summit Blvd, Pens. 850-287-5836. PilatesCoreTraining.com. Yoga for Life – 10am.Yoga for Life and Even Flow Yoga. Peace for the body, mind and soul. Seniors $5 discount. Perdido Bay Community Center, 13660 Innerarity Point Rd, Pens. 850-865-7144.
Pilates Intermediate Reformer and Tower Class –6-7pm. Taught by Beth Bradford $25/$30 drop-in rate. 2130 Summit Blvd. Pens. 850-287-5836. PilatesCoreTraining.com.
Yoga with Sudevi Linda Kramer – 10:30-11:45am. $15 drop-in rate, membership rates available. 2130 Summit Blvd, Pens. 850-287-5836. PilatesCoreTraining.com.
Yoga with Dominique Cullen – 6-7pm. $10/$15 drop-in rate, membership rates available. 2130 Summit Blvd. Pens. 850-287-5836. PilatesCoreTraining.com.
Intuitive Gallery Readings by Ericka Boussarhane – 6:30-8:30pm. International Intuitive Ericka Boussarhane uses her mediumship to help others find closure and insight. $10. Mystic Cottage, 4971 Mobile Hwy, Pens. 850-941-4321. PensacolaEvent@aol.com.
Unity of Pensacola Choir Practice – 6pm. Open to all who would like to perform upbeat, contemporary, positive music. 716 N. 9th Ave. Pens. 850-438-2277. Meditation and Intro to Pranic Healing Clinic – 6:30pm. Each week is a different meditation providing a unique experience that Pranic Healing offers. Donations. This event is followed by a Healing Clinic at 7:15pm. PranicHealingandWellness.com. The Center for Pranic Healing, 206 B- Center Street, Gulf Breeze.
thursday
Truth on Tap – 6pm. Last Tuesday of each month, spiritual discussion with Rev Jamie Sanders. Ozone Pizza Pub, 1010 North 12 Ave, Suite 111, Pens. 850-438-2277.
Tai Chi and Qi Gong Exercises for Health – 9-10am. $5. Perdido Bay Community Center, 13660 Innerarity Point Rd. Cheryl 850-492-4451.
Meditation & Pranic Healing Clinic – Dec 2, 9, 16. 6:15-8pm. Clinic promotes general wellness and offers Twin Hearts meditation, spiritual teachings and protocols for healing emotional/physical ailments. 7100 Plantation Rd, #11, Pensacola. Call to confirm new location: 850-433-2042. PranicHealingOasis@gmail. com. PranicHealingCentralGulfCoast.com.
TRX Classes – 5pm. Come hang from the ceiling with us and strengthen your core, tone your arms and legs, and decompress your spine. $28, $22/with a package. Pure Pilates, 221 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze. 850-932-3424. info@purepilatespensacola.com. PurePilatesPensacola.com. Emerald Coast Tour’s Wine and Glide –5:30-7pm.
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Essential Oils
BEAUTY SALON VEDAT
Janice Skene 114-B Benning Dr, Destin 850-837-2690; cell: 813-841-4890 SalonVedat@gmail.com • SalonVedat.com
Organic Salon Systems has started a revolution of healthier, cleaner, natural, organic, and better performing professional salon products. Beauty without sacrificing health. Coloring and smoothing treatments for silky, healthy hair. No SLS, ammonia, parabens or plastics. See ad, page 24.
colonic therapy AUSTIN HEALING ARTS
Carole A. Austin, RN, LMT, Lic 18275 101 Clematis St, Pensacola 850-470-0420
Is your body a toxic waste site? Cleanse your entire large bowel of toxicity, harmful bacteria, accumulated waste. Safe, sanitary, refreshing. Massage, far-infrared sauna available. See ad, page 36.
SKINDEEP CLINIC WELLNESS CENTRE
Cindy Butler, Owner/Therapist 4012 Commons Dr W, Ste 120, Destin 850-269-1414 • SkinDeepDestin.com
LAURIE AZZARELLA, LMT, CRR
Young Living Educator, Sponsor #327923 850-380-4943 • LaurieAzzarella@gmail.com WellnessPurposeAbundance.com/YL/123
Experience the healing, uplifting and detoxifying benefits of therapeutic-grade essential oils and supplements. Contact us for personal consultations, in-home classes, household products, health supplements, diffusers, group presentations and business training. See ad, page 7.
foods & supplements EVER’MAN NATURAL FOODS
315 West Garden Street, Pensacola 850-438-0402 • Everman.org
Natural and certified organic products, vitamin supplements, local and organic produce, wholesome baked goods, hot deli lunches, environmentally friendly products, and educational classes and events. MonSat. 7am-9pm, Sun 10am-7pm. See ad, page 42.
ESTHER’S GARDEN OF HEALING, LLC 8184 Navarre Parkway Navarre, FL 32566 850-499-3670 Esthersgardenofhealing@live.com
A unique establishment specializing in over 150 bulk herbs, over 40 loose teas, homeopathic remedies, and our own herbal skincare line. Find us on Facebook for an updated schedule of our weekly workshops. See ad page 19.
Colonics, ionic footbaths, infrared saunas. Organic non-surgical facelift, weight loss (lose 20 lbs in 40 days), body wraps, massage, teeth whitening, airbrush tan, makeovers.
DENTISTRY DR. DAYTON HART, DMD
IAOMT Protocol 225 W Laurel Ave, Foley, AL 36535 251-943-2471 • DrDaytonHart.com
Free book for new patients: Mercury Free Dentistry. Ozone, Laser No-Suture Gum Surgery, Test for compatible materials, cavity-causing bacteria. Examine for gum disease bacteria Laser Cavity Diagnoses, Saliva, pH Check, Oral Galvanic Screening, no fluoride.
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PENSACOLA NATURAL FOODS INC 916 W Michigan Ave, Unit C, Pensacola 850-433-8583 PensacolaNaturalFoods.com
15% off vitamins, herbs and homeopathics every day. 10% off groceries for military. Natural and organic groceries; wheat-, dairy- and glutenfree foods; nitrate-free meats and poultry; homemade sandwiches; low-carb foods; organic wine and beer; locally made jewelry, soaps and candles. Bulk-order discounts, no membership fee. See ad, page 36.
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healing arts HEALING PATH, ALICE MCCALL
Transformational Energy Healer & Counselor BS Psychology, MBA, Hypnotherapist 850-585-5496 • HealingPath.info
Phone sessions to heal serious health issues, unwanted patterns, and more. Authored Wellness Wisdom on natural health and healing; inspired by her journey with cancer.
MICHAEL BRANT DEMARIA, Ph.D.
Psychologist, Author, Speaker, Yoga/ Meditation Teacher, Sound Healing Artist. info@ontos.org MichaelDeMaria.com
Free meditation series at youtube. com/mbdemaria; upcoming events at peacewithinnow.com. Ongoing meditation/yoga classes at Sanders Beach Community Center. 850-4365198. Healing music available on iTunes, Amazon.com, CDbaby.com.
See ad, page 20.
herbalist classes Kathy Hubbard, Certified Herbalist Magnoliaherbs.com Kathy@Magnoliaherbs.com 850-748-3149
Experienced herbalist and educator. Take charge of your health! Join the empowering journey to health and wellness through the wonderful world of herbs. Various classes taught throughout the year in Pensacola and the surrounding areas. See ad, page 21.
HYPNOSIS BRENDA Q. BISCHOFF, CLC, CHT CI
Hypnosis, Hypnobliss™, Life Coaching, NLP 850-637-1631, 850-501-3662 Brenda@TransformYourLife.net TransformYourLife.net
Time Line Therapy, Certified NGH Hypnosis Instructor. Imagine living the life you have already dreamed of. Take the first step now. Call for a free consultation.
MAIA RIZZI, CCHT
Nationally Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist Practicing for over 20 years Pensacola • 850-291-8041
Specializing in stress management, behavior modification, feelings of fear and anxiety, weight loss, smoking cessation, motivational issues, relationship problems, inner-child concerns, lack of self-esteem, sports enhancement. Call for a complimentary consultation. See ad, page 13.
RAMONA SHIRES, M.ED.,CH, APH
Hypnosis, Pranic Healing, Education and Life Coaching Pensacola 850-637-3142
Achieve Your Best Life! Get better grades and eliminate test anxiety. Manage pain, relieve stress, change unhealthy habits. NGH and IACT certified hypnotist. Free consultation. See ad, page 12.
INTUITIVE/MEDIUM TERESA BROWN
3 W Garden St, Pensacola 850-206-1853 • TeresaBrown.net
Experienced intuitive medium, public speaker, and author. Find peace, healing and renewal of energy through energetic clearing, past life regression and spiritual counseling. Consultations in person or phone.
PURE PILATES
sKIN CARE
Susan Clark, Owner, PTA 221 Gulf Breeze Pkwy 850-932-3424 PurePilatesPensacola.com
OCEANA NATURALS, LLC
Michael J Russ 866-242-3776 • PureSunscreen.com
Classes in Pilates Equipment, Pilates Mat, Yoga, Gyrokinesis, TRX, Aerial Movement, and BARRE. Privates and Duets offered in Pilates and Gyrotonic. Massage and Facials offered. See ad, page 4.
Grayton Beach: 100 E. Co. Hwy 30A • 850-534-4534 Downtown Pensacola: 16 N. Palafox St. • 850-438-5119 RockHardDesigns.com
International award winning jewelry designs. Museum style gallery. Finest diamond collection in the region. Over 6,000 ergonomic original designs. Certified harmony green metal, refined not mined. Certified ethical gems. See ad, page 15.
NEUROFEEDBACK BETTER BRAIN SERVICES, LLC
69 Baybridge Dr, Gulf Breeze 850-417-9279 • BetterBrainServices.com Tara.Schuck@hotmail.com
Better Brain Services provides comprehensive assessments and innovative treatment options to improve your life. Services are available for children, adolescents, and adults, 5yrs & up. See ad, page 8.
PILATES PILATES CORE TRAINING Barbara Bruni, Owner
2130 Summit Blvd, Pensacola 850-287-5836 Gift Certificates Available • PilatesCoreTraining.com
Mat, Yoga, cycle, Gyrokensis, and equipment classes or private session for a personalized experience. Website lists instructors, class schedule and prices. Myofascial Release (John Barnes Method). See ad, tness and Rehabilitation Pilates Classes & page 13.
ivate Sessions tailored to individual needs
GYROKINESIS® Classes & Private Sessions on the GYROTONIC® Pulley Tower Massage Therapy including the John F. Barnes Technique of Myofascial Release Cranial Sacral Therapy (#MM27450) Cycle From Your Core Classes Yoga We use Young Living Essential Oils
spiritual center UNITY OF PENSACOLA
Pranic Healing RAMONA SHIRES, M.ED.,CH, APH
Hypnosis, Pranic Healing, Education and Life Coaching Pensacola 850-637-3142
Achieve Your Best Life! Get better grades and eliminate test anxiety. Manage pain, relieve stress, change unhealthy habits. NGH and IACT certified hypnotist. Free consultation. See ad, page 12.
JEWELRY ROCK HARD DESIGNS
MelanSol® is certified chemical free skin care that brings hope and peace of mind to everyone who wants to enjoy a safe relationship with the sun. See ad, page 41.
Jamie Sanders, Minister 716 N 9th, Pensacola 850-438-2277 • UnityPNS.com
Unity of Pensacola offers, spiritual teachings that empower abundant and meaningful living. We provide philosophy that is spiritual, not religious, and love-based, not fear based.
UNITY OF GULF BREEZE
913 Gulf Breeze PKWY HarbourTownVillage 850-932-3076 UnityOfGulfBreeze.org
Sunday Service 10:30am. Spirituality for the rest of us. You can have Jesus and metaphysics too. Guilt free, Open Minded, Positive Practical Christianity in a relaxed spiritual atmosphere.
RETIREMENT LIVING THE BLAKE AT GULF BREEZE Brooke Hicks 850-934-4306 • BlakeLiving.com
A retirement, assisted living, and memory care community inspiring wellness in an enriched environment. Also, short-term respite program for caregivers to have their loved one stay as a guest; enjoy the many services and personalized care. See ad, page 25.
ROLFING SHARALEE HOELSCHER RCST®
Certified Rolfer™ (MA34039) Registered Craniosacral Therapist 850-450-8508 • HealingWithBodywork.com
Get out of pain once and for all! Treat the source, not the symptom. Enjoy moving freely in a more organized, comfortable, and balanced body. See ad, page 7.
schools learning rx, Pensacola 4300 Bayou Blvd. Ste 34 850-466-4999 LearningRX.com/Pensacola
WELLNESS CENTERS SKINDEEP CLINIC WELLNESS CENTRE Cindy Butler, Owner/Therapist 4012 Commons Dr W, Ste 120, Destin 850-269-1414 • SkinDeepDestin.com
Colonics, ionic footbaths, infrared sauna. Organic non-surgical facelift, weight loss (lose 20 lbs in 40 days), body wraps, massage, teeth whitening, airbrush tan, makeovers. MM27113. MA49032.
THE PACE WELLNESS CENTER
Katie Lastinger, Owner 850-994-5656 • PaceWellnessCenter.com Facebook/The-Wellness-Center
Offers supplement/herbal wellness; assessment practices: iridology, tongue/fingernail/pulse analysis, glandular body typing. Healing therapies: ionic footbath, hot house, chi machine, and massage therapy. See ad, page 7.
TWELVE OAKS RECOVERY CENTER
Train the brain. Get smarter, Guaranteed.. With a faster, smarter brain, life is easier. And that’s something to smile about. Call us today and schedule a FREE brain training demonstration for you and your child. See ad, back cover.
2068 Healthcare Ave, Navarre, FL 850-939-1200 TwelveOaksRecovery.com
Twelve Oaks, a 102 bed drug and alcohol treatment center, specializes in treatment of addictions and co-occurring disorders. Call for a free, confidential assessment. See ad, page 30.
2130 Summit Blvd. l Pensacola, FL 32503
pilatescoretraining.com l 850-287-5836
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